I'm not sure where to post this, but I'll put it here for now. Feel free to move it to one of the UA-specific threads.
I'm a newbie to Hyatt and to hotel points in general. The FFN + UA miles promotion caught my attention, and thus, here I am. This means that I am starting from scratch, and have read what seems like 100 threads to figure out what I need to know to get started. Here's what I did to attempt to earn all the UA 1K + Hyatt bonuses:
1. Register with Hyatt
A. Go to hyatt.com and create a GP account
B. Choose to earn Free Nights (not Bonus Points)
C. Receive immediate email confirmation, stating that you are earning FFNs
2. Register for UA 1K offer to earn 5K UA miles for each stay
A. Follow link from UA 1K website.
B. Enter UA FF number
C. Print confirmation page
3. Register for UA 2500 bonus miles
A. Find link
here
B. Enter UA FF number
C. Print confirmation page
4. Make reservations with local Hyatt Place
A. Enter GP number
5. Check-in at Hyatt Place
A. Request to earn miles, not points
6. Repeat 4 and 5 next weekend
7. Check mile balances at UA and GP. Expect to wait a couple days for miles to post.
8. When FFNs post (or perhaps before?) call Hyatt to book FFN stays. Personally, I checked availability for the properties I wanted now, before starting.
9. Show up and stay in some of the best hotels!
Expected earnings: 5000 UA miles per stay, 500 UA miles per stay, 2500 UA miles per every second stay, 1 FFN per every second stay
Hence, after the second stay, I should have 13500 UA miles and 1 FFN.
Do I have this right? Anything else I need to be aware of?